Bianca C Williams

The Pursuit of Happiness

Black Women, Diasporic Dreams, and the Politics of Emotional Transnationalism

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Bianca C. Williams is Associate Professor of Anthropology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9780822370253
• ISBN-10: 0822370255
• Artikelnr.: 48208564

Autorenporträt

Bianca C. Williams

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments  ix
Introduction. "Jamaica Crawled Into My Soul": Black Women, Affect, and the
Promise of Diaspora  1
Interlude  27
1. More Than a Groove: Pursuing Happiness as a Political Project  31
Interlude  63
2. "Giving Back" to Jamaica: Experiencing Community and Conflict While
Traveling with Diasporic Heart  65
Interlude  95
3. Why Jamaica? Seeking the Fantasy of a Black Paradise  99
Interlude  121
4. Breaking (It) Down: Gender, Emotional Entanglements, and the Realities
of Romance Tourism  123
Interlude  159
5. Navigating (Virtual) Jamaica: Online Diasporic Contact Zones  163
Interlude  185
Epilogue. Lessons Learned  187
Notes  197
Bibliography  209
Index  221